Statistics on tax revenue are the foundation for analysis of tax and customs policies. Comparable and reliable statistics are critical to undertake such analysis and to develop better tax policies. The Global Revenue Statistics Database is a major step forward in providing comparable and reliable tax revenue data for a large number of countries from all regions of the world. It provides detailed comparable tax revenue data for more than 120 countries from 1990 onwards. The data are reported at the general level of government and also at the sub-national and social security fund levels.

The key indicators of the database, the tax-to-GDP ratio and the tax structure (the share of a tax category in total tax revenue), allow detailed cross-country analysis and detailed analysis over time and across tax categories. Data are presented along with regional averages for participating African countries, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the OECD. The database also provides tax revenue data in national currency and in USD.

• Access the full Global Revenue Statistics Database (OECD.Stat)

 

UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL REVENUE STATISTICS DATABASE

• Brochure: A high-level overview of the features of the Global Revenue Statistics Database with key findings on the tax-to-GDP ratios and tax structures. Also available in French and Spanish (Updated in December 2022)
• Read the technical paper on the construction of the database: its coverage, sources, strengths and limitations.
• The database follows the definition of tax in the OECD classification of taxes and Interpretative Guide.
• A more in-depth analysis of the data reporting on Domestic revenue mobilisation: A new database on tax levels and structures in 80 countries (Taxation Working Paper).

 

 

DATA

 

SOURCES

Revenue Statistics Published since 1972 / Data from 1965 This is produced by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, and covers all OECD member countries.

Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean Published since 2011 / Data from 1990 Thisis a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the OECD Development Centre, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC), the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with the support of the European Union Regional Facility for Development in Transition for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific Published since 2014 / Data from 1990 This is a joint publication by the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and the OECD Development Centre with the co-operation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Pacific Island Tax Administrators Association (PITAA), and the Pacific Community (SPC) and the financial support from the governments of Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Revenue Statistics in Africa Published since 2016 / Data from 1990 This is a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTP), the OECD Development Centre (DEV), the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the African Union Commission (AUC), with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and the technical collaboration of the African Development Bank and the Cercle de réflexion et d’échange des dirigeants des administrations fiscales (CREDAF).

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